Collar and shirt securing device or fastener.



' J. BOIVIN. COLLAR AND SHIRT s20 APPLICATION FILED NOV.

BRING DEVICE 0R FASTENER- 10, 1909. RENEWED APR. 1, 1911.

Patented! Dec. 17,1912.

A TZORNEY.

1 useful Im e as illustrated 'ing, in which:

' securing device;

' the lower rear turned down portion of the turned down collar.

devices for holding collars, shirts and neck collar and shirt togetherthat will be light other, and by providing some of said memll @TATLEd aPATERSOIT, NEVJ JERSEY,-ASSIGNOR TO NEW IDEA METAL GOQDS COMPANY, ACORPOR TION 0F NEW YGRK.

JCSEIEKE BOIVEN, OE

cornea am) srrm'r SECURING nnvrcnoa ras'rnnna.

Serial No. 618,382.

19%, s 33. Specification of Letters Patent. Pgaiginted D96.

Application filed November 10, 1909, Serial No. 527,222. Renewed April1, 1911.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Joserrr Borvm, a citizenof the United States, residing at Paterson, in the ,cou nty of Passaicand State of buttons in use project so through the band of the shirt andthe inside band of the collar as to be objectionable and to interferewith the arrangement of a tie, and my invention being a flat and compactdevice is intended to obviate the objections and disadvantages of theprojecting collar button.

My improved fastener is a W-shaped device and when in position themember (41.) provided with an outwardly extending embossed segment of asphere (e), projects upwardly inside of the turned down portion of theshirt collar the loop formed by members (a) and (b). The members (0) and(d) are passed through the button hole in the collar and form a loop inwhich the necktie (g) is held in position between members (a) and (cl).The band of the collar is held in position in the loop formed by themembers (6) and (0), the shirt collar bandisheld in the loop formed bythe members -(a) -and (b) and the tie is held in the loop formed by themembers (0) and (d) forming a fastener which securely lockscollar,,shirt and tie together in proper position.

It is obvious, referring to Fig. -2- of the drawings, how the shirt bandrests in New Jersey-,have lnvented certain new and rovements in Collarand Shirt E ecuring evices or Fasteners, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in ties in position and artakes ofthe combined characters of a collar button and necktie holder.

The objects of my improvement are, first, to provide a comparativelyflat and compact means for securing collar band to .a shirt band and forholding the necktie; second, to provide a fastener or device forsecuring in weight, durable, compact, and noncorrosive; and third, toproduce such a device in a simple and inexpensive form by bending astrip or plate of metal three times to form four members substantiallyparallel to each bers with an embossed segment of a sphere,

in the accompanying draw- Figure --1-, is an enlarged perspective viewof my collar, shirt and tie fasteneror ig. -2-, a perspective view of acollar with a fastener or securing device inserted into the button hole(f) and Fig. -3-, a perspective view of a collar showing a section ofthe outer portion of the collar broken away and this exhibiting a rearview of the fastener or securing evice in position in button hole (f).

My collar, shirt and necktie holder consists of four members (a), (b),(0), and (d) formed by bending a strip or plate of metal three times.The member (a) is provided with an embossed segment of a sphere (e)projecting outwardly from its face.

The collar band of a'shirt is now ordinarily formed double with a buttonhole, in

(b) and referring to band of the collar is held in the loop formed bythe members (1)) and (c) and how the necktie (g) is held'in position inthe loop formed by the members (0) and (03).

My invention may be composed of any suitable metal, but I prefer tomanufacture it from aluminum which is not apt to be afiected byperspiration or dampness and therefore will not corrode.

The device will be so made that there will be, no sharp edges so that anecktie may be drawn in either direction to enable the wearer to tie itrapidly with facility.

The W-shaped device may be made to take up much less room than theordinary collar button now in vogue.

It is obvious that my invention if made of aluminum maybe light,durable, inexpensive and may be made in so compact a manner as to takeup very little space.

With this description of my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters-Patent is:

A collar, shirt and necktie fastener, or

collar band, through which button hole a collar button is passed andadapted to secure the collar bandof the shirt to the collar, by passingthe collar button through the button hole '(1) in either a stand up or aThe shortest collar the 10013 formed y the members (a) and,

how thaband, said band resting in securing device consisting of fourmembers In testimony whereof I aflix my signature ffirmed by bending astrip orbplate of metal I in presence of two witnesses.

t ree times, to' form a su stantialy W- shaped device, 0ne of itsmembers being pro- JOSEPH BOIVIN' vided with an embossed segment of asphere Witnesses projecting outwardl from the face of the JOHN F. KERR,

member, substantial y as set forth. JENNETTE 'PEAL.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

